| "Worried About Ray" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Singlebythe Hoosiers | ||||
| from the album The Trick to Life | ||||
| B-side | "We Didn't Start the Fire" | |||
| Released | 25 June 2007 (2007-06-25)[1] | |||
| Studio | Angelic (Buckinghamshire, UK) | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Producer(s) | Toby Smith | |||
| The Hoosiers singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Worried About Ray" is the debut single of English[2][3][4] pop rock band the Hoosiers. The song utilises parts of the Turtles' 1967 hit "Happy Together", so its writers, Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner, are credited as co-writers.[5][6][7] It was the first single to be released from the band's debut album, The Trick to Life. It peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and also charted in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland.
On downloads alone, "Worried About Ray" debuted at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart on 24 June 2007. It climbed to No. 6 the following week with CD sales included, then rose one place to its peak position of No. 5 the following week.
In the music video, inspired by the American special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen, the band are with "Ray", a monster movie director and creator. When creating another monster, that monster talks with him and tries to go after the Hoosiers, but Irwin Sparkes defeats the monster.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worried About Ray" |
| Toby Smith | 2:42 |
| 2. | "We Didn't Start the Fire" (Billy Joel cover) | Billy Joel |
| 2:50 |
Credits are adapted from the European CD single liner notes.[8]
Studio
The Hoosiers
Other personnel
Weekly charts[edit]
|
Year-end charts[edit]
|
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
